Thousand Thoughts

Poem | When the maelstrom of thoughts is impossible to ignore Sometimes there are so many Thoughts in my head Whirling around in a maelstrom Making it difficult to breathe Caught amidst my thousand thoughts. One leads to a surge, a sequence of others And suddenly, an explosion No longer able to let go Forcing itself to the foreground Demanding attention. They can upset me, distract me From falling asleep. Even if I know They…

Do Images of the Past Influence our Perception of the Present?

Article | Life Lessons How reliable are our memories? My father used to film and photograph the three of us growing up: my brother, sister, and me. An 8mm film camera and slides. I remember sitting in the living room after a family holiday, the curtains closed, the whirring sound of the projector aimed at the wall. Those were the times! But were they? How does what we experience in our childhood, throughout adolescence and…